Saturday, 8 March 2014

My Weekly Book Haul: 08/03/2014

Friday Finds is something that was started over on ShouldBeReading and Stacking the Shelves over at TyngaReviews, I am in love with all of these as I love finding other blogs to follow and books to read through these! So check them all out and see what you find, Stacking the Shelves has a lot of participants as well which is great. This is basically a way for me to show what books I have received, borrowed or bought each week. All book covers and their summary come from back of book or Goodreads.

DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild - a savage - but might be her best hope at staying alive.If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers.

I recently read all three and absolutely loved them! I had to buy my own set because I borrowed the first two and had an ARC of the third. These are now on my favourites shelf!

When aspiring music journalist Ren Kingston takes a job nannying for a wealthy family on the exclusive island of Nantucket, playground for Boston's elite, she's hoping for a low-key summer reading books and blogging about bands. Boys are firmly off the agenda.What she doesn't count on is falling in with a bunch of party-loving private school kids who are hiding some dark secrets, falling (possibly) in love with the local bad boy, and falling out with a dangerous serial killer...

It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school.

Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners-and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's young ladies learn to finish . . . everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage - in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education.

In a post-apocalyptic world, Ashala Wolf must lead her Tribe in their fight for freedom and justice. But first she must survive an interrogation at the hands of the authorities who are determined to destroy her and everything she stands for.

The world has ended, and the society which emerged from the ruins of environmental catastrophe is obsessed with maintaining "the Balance": preserving harmony between humans and nature. But there is one problem. Anyone born with an ability is deemed an Illegal, a threat to the Balance. They are feared, controlled and detained.Ashala Wolf has run away to escape this fate, and lives in the Firstwood with her pack of Illegals, named the Tribe. But when she is captured by Chief Administrator Neville Rose, she must use all her resilience to protect the Tribe. Injured and vulnerable, with her Sleepwalker ability blocked, Ashala is forced to succumb to a machine that will pull secrets from her mind. And beside her is Justin Connor, her betrayer, watching her every move.Will the Tribe survive the interrogation of Ashala Wolf?

This sounds really great and it has some amazing reviews. I've heard it's a total mindfuck, can't wait!

Seventeen-year-old Li Lan lives in 1890s Malaya with her quietly-ruined father, who returns one evening with a proposition - the fabulously wealthy Lim family want Li Lan to marry their son. The only problem is, he's dead. After a fateful visit to the Lim mansion, Li Lan finds herself haunted not only by her ghostly would-be suitor, but also her desire for the Lims' handsome new heir. At night she is drawn into the Chinese afterlife - a world of ghost cities, paper funeral offerings, monstrous bureaucracy and vengeful spirits. Enlisting the help of mysterious Er Lang (a dragon turned clerk) Li Lan must uncover the secrets of the ghost world - before she becomes trapped there forever.

Colette Iselin is excited to go to Paris on a class trip. She’ll get to soak up the beauty and culture, and maybe even learn something about her family’s French roots.

But a series of gruesome murders are taking place across the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours museums and palaces, Colette keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ball gown and powdered wig, who looks suspiciously like Marie Antoinette.Colette knows her popular, status-obsessed friends won’t believe her, so she seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they uncover a shocking secret involving a dark, hidden history. When Colette realizes she herself may hold the key to the mystery, her own life is suddenly in danger . . .

A killer’s closing in…And two little words are the only clue…“Find Me”.These are the words that Wick Tate finds in Tessa Wayne’s diary. And now Tessa has been found … dead. Does someone out there really expect Wick to uncover the truth about her death?An expert computer hacker, Wick has the skills for the job, but with the threat of her ex-con dad returning, the detective hunting him sniffing around and new foster parents to keep happy, getting involved with a murder case is the last thing she wants to do. Until her little sister, Lily, is the next target. Foster child. Daughter of a felon. Loner hacker-girl. Wick has a bad attitude and sarcasm to spare. And now she’s going to find this killer, no matter what it takes. Because it just got personal.

On odd days, Tripp Broody uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters.

On even days, Lyla Marks uses the same practice room. To Tripp, she’s trying to become even more perfect—she’s already a straight-A student and an award-winning cellist. But when Lyla begins leaving notes for him in between the strings of the guitar, his life intersects with hers in a way he never expected. What starts as a series of snippy notes quickly blossoms into the sharing of interests and secrets and dreams, and the forging of a very unlikely friendship.Challenging each other to write songs, they begin to connect, even though circumstances threaten to tear them apart.From beloved author Mary Amato comes a YA novel of wit and wisdom, both heartfelt and heart­breaking, about the power of music and the unexpected chords that draw us together.

At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…

Okay. I already read it and I loved it! The music made it so amazing and without that my review would lose a whole star. Review will be posted tomorrow.

Ashala Wolf is incredible, I read it quite a few months ago, along with book two in The Tribe series, and couldn't put them down. Can't wait to see what you think of it. I actually just finished Marie Antoinette Serial Killer only a few moments ago, loved the setting and adventure. Awesome haul, thanks for sharing.My Stacking the Shelves

I've read both Forever and Etiquette and Espionage and they were both 4 star reads at the time, I'd definitely rate them between 3 and 4 stars, so they should be good, and I hope you enjoy the Under The Never Sky Trilogy, it's had good things said about it! :D Great Haul hun :)

Now that is an epic haul...phewf, you've got a lot of reading ahead of you, eh?! I loved Marie Antoinette, ;) and I agree with that Judy Blume book looking a little bit young and not really teen. I've got the first Veronica Rossi out to read, too! Actually...need to get onto that before the library demands my head. AND I WANT TO READ FIND ME. It looks so good!!

Oooh, I like those covers for the Under the Never Sky series! I own all of those books but I've only read the first one! My husband loves them and is currently reading the last one--I need to read the last two! And I have an ARC of Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer and I need to get to that soon. Great haul, and I hope you love all of them!

I really enjoyed Ashala Wolf which I read recently. Good world building, creative story and plot twists! Hope you will like it too. I've still to read Under the Never Sky and I was thinking I might be one of the last people to do it! I will get round to it soon I hope...

Love the Under the Never Sky trilogy! And those covers are so pretty! Although I love the US covers, too! I was thinking about reading Etiquette and Espionage. It looks cute! Enjoy your books and thanks for stopping by The Cover Contessa.

What a great week! I love the Under the Never Sky books and it's definitely important to have a complete set. :) I LOVE those covers too! Awww, I'm so glad you loved Maybe Someday! I think the concept is so cool and can't wait to read it!

great haul!!!! I have had Under the Never Sky on my book shelf for quite some time.. been meaning to get to it.. i love that cover too, my U.S. cover is different. happy reading and thanks for stopping by my stS! - Katie @ Inkk

Great haul, I haven't seen those covers for Under the Never Sky series before and they look so pretty! I cannot wait for Maybe Someday, that is one of the ones that I can't wait to receive. Books I would recommend, definitely Throne of Glass!

Fantastic haul/1 I have the first two books in the Under the Never Sky series, but I need to read them still, eep. Also, sweet deal on the Gail Carriger book! That one's so cute. Hope you enjoy all your new books!

Ahh, so sorry it's taken me this long to reply back (my comments didn't alert me for some reason) Marie Antoinette was good, though I loved the setting more than the actual book, but it was still a good read. And I still need to grab a copy of The Sound, but I should actual read Hunting Lila first, I've had it in my TBR for ages and still haven't read it. :(

Don't worry about it! I am so late on replying to comments that so far I have been replying for three hours today! I haven't read Hunting Lila yet either... even though I have been meaning to for so long now.

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